And Finding My Feet!
Another fun day out at the Festival of Quilts yesterday. We made good time on the journey up in our luxury coach - thanks again to Ann K for organising it.
My first call was to find the quilt made by Lynda Jackson (Handiquilter educator) before I met up with her on their stand. I had seen pictures online so I knew what to look for, but it wasn't easy to find tucked away up the far end.
But it was worth the search - a truly magnificent dragon on a black background filled with intricate quilting, which you need to see up close to appreciate. I love dragons and she had actually painted this on herself. It earned her a well deserved 'Highly Commended' from the judges.
I had pre-ordered several new accessories for my Handiquilter machine which I then went over to claim. The great big handles in the picture above are called 'Micro Handles', which seems a bit perverse. They fit lower down the front of the machine, nearer to the needle, to give greater control when doing delicate, smaller (micro) work. This is something I want work on.
I also bought a conversion kit to allow me to switch feet, now that there is a range of new ones available. So in addition to the standard hopping foot I have an open toe foot (for the micro work) and a 'Glide' foot which should make edge to edge quilting and quilting around appliqué smoother.
I am all set now for Alan to come and service Auntie, the week after next.
As if that lot didn't cost me a small fortune, I bought the other two feet in the picture above as well! These are 'ruler' feet to use on my Bernina and Brother machines, so I can learn to use my long arm rulers on those too.
But Hey! I didn't buy ANY fabric!!!!!
Happy Quilting Everyone!
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A very successful day then Janet!!! Sorry I didn't go but I'm saving to go to Japan!!!
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